Old Colony Mennonite Church (Two Hills, Alberta, Canada)
The Old Colony Mennonite Church (Alt-Kolonie Mennonitengemeinde) in Two Hills, Alberta was started in 2000. It is located on Highway 45, 90 km. east of Edmonton. In its early years a service was held once a month in a community hall, and the congregation was served by ministers from Vauxhall and Aeltester Peter Wolf and Minister John Quiring from Hague, Saskatchewan. Old Colony Mennonites began arriving in the Two Hills area in 1999. By the end of 2000, 20-30 families had moved to the area, coming from Alberta as well as from Mexico.
In 2010 the church was led by Henry Wiebe and services were in both Low German and High German. The church had approximately 500 members.
In 2023 the church had 3 worshipping locations: Musidora (built in 2003), Warwick (built in 2014) and Duvernay (built in 2021). It also had a hall (built in 2010) used for funerals and weddings. The membership was 2090 (including unbaptized). The Bishop was Henry Wiebe. There are four ministers: David Giesbrecht, Johan Friesen, Peter Thiessen and Jacob Klassen, and one deacon, Jacob Wiebe.
Bibliography
Gutsche, Horst W. "Verzeichnis deutschsprachiger Gemeinden und Seelsorger in Kanada." March 2010. Web. 23 February 2012. http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action/pdfs/german-cdn/101217-1.pdf.
Wiebe, Herman. "Vauxhall Old Colony Mennonite Church" in Old Colony Mennonites in Canada 1875 to 2000, edited by Delbert F. Plett. Steinbach, MB: Crossway Publications, Inc., 2001: 162.
Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
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Date Published | February 2012 |
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